Ippudo is awesome. The restaurant is huge, which in my experience is unique for ramen places, and the staff is super friendly. Every time the hostess enters to seat a new party all kinds of Japanese phrases that I hope are congenial (I wouldn't really know) are shouted by all of their employees.
There were four of us tonight so we orderd the Hirata Buns (basically a pork sandwich) and the Omikasa appetizer special which consists of 3 dishes subject to the whims of the chef. The hirata buns were good but were overshadowed by the appetizer special. We were served a dish of pork bellies, a dish of shrimp and vegetables in a tasty sauce, and a dish of what i think were chicken croquettes in a wholey different tasty sauce. Sometimes I don't pay a lot of attention to what I'm eating, but I do know that all three were quite good.
My ramen was called karaka-men and I ordered it extra spicy, which turns out to be just kind of spicy. There are a number of add-ons you can put in your ramen and I ordered pork belly because even though i had already had pork twice, it's just that good. The ramen was delicious, excellent broth, noodles; everything.
Ippudo is pricier than your average ramen place but definitely worth it.
65 4th Ave
New York, NY 10003
hirata buns
Omikase appetizer special
Karaka-men w/pork belly
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